The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we’ve lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage. Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.

Creativity embeds knowledge so that it can become practice. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands. We are born makers, and creativity is the ultimate act of integration—it is how we fold our experiences into our being. Over the course of my career, the question I’ve been asked more than any other is, “How do I take what I’m learning about myself and actually change how I’m living?” . . . I’ve come to believe that creativity is the mechanism that allows learning to seep into our being and become practice.

The phrase Daring Greatly is from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." –Theodore Roosevelt

Dimensions for Small Print: The print on cream paper is 8x11Kraft mount is 11x14Dimensions for Medium Print: The print on cream paper is 12x16Kraft mount is 16x20

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The inspiration for this print comes from Brené’s book, Daring Greatly.

Here’s the full quote:

The phrase Daring Greatly is from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." –Theodore Roosevelt

. . .If we want to know why we’re all so afraid to let our true selves be seen and known, we have to understand the power of shame and fear. If we can’t stand up to the never good enough and who do you think you are? we can’t move forward.

I only wish that during those desperate and defeated moments of my past, when I was knee-deep in shame research, I could have known what I know now. If I could go back and whisper in my ear, I’d tell myself the same thing that I’ll tell you as we begin this journey:

Owning our story can be hard, but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

If we’re going to make true belonging a daily practice in our lives, we’re going to need a strong back and a soft front. We’ll need both courage and vulnerability as we abandon the certainty and safety of our ideological bunkers and head off into the wilderness.

True belonging is, however, more than strong back and soft front. Once we’ve found the courage to stand alone, to say what we believe and do what we feel is right despite the criticism and fear, we may leave the wilderness, but the wild has marked our hearts. That doesn’t mean the wilderness is no longer difficult, it means that once we’ve braved it on our own, we will be painfully aware of our choices moving forward. We can spend our entire life betraying ourself and choosing fitting in over standing alone. But once we’ve stood up for ourself and our beliefs, the bar is higher. A wild heart fights fitting in and grieves betrayal.

Of all the calls to courage that I’ve asked readers to answer over the last decade, braving the wilderness is the hardest. It can hurt the most. But, as the quote from Maya Angelou reminds us, it’s the only path to liberation.

“You are only free when you realize you belong no place—you belong every place—no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.” –Maya Angelou

I’ll leave you with this. There will be times when standing alone feels too hard, too scary, and we’ll doubt our ability to make our way through the uncertainty. Someone, somewhere, will say, “Don’t do it. You don’t have what it takes to survive the wilderness.” This is when you reach deep into your wild heart and remind yourself, “I am the wilderness.”

I define wholehearted living as engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough. It's going to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am brave and worthy of love and belonging.

The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we’ve lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage. Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.

The Marble Jar Born Maker Tee

Left sleeve contains a small printed heart because we believe it's badass to "Wear your heart on your sleeve™"

Baby rib cotton stretchable collar

Reinforced shoulder construction

Double-needle bottom hem

The inspiration for this shirt comes from Brené’s book, Rising Strong.

Here’s the full quote:

Creativity embeds knowledge so that it can become practice. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands. We are born makers, and creativity is the ultimate act of integration—it is how we fold our experiences into our being. Over the course of my career, the question I’ve been asked more than any other is, “How do I take what I’m learning about myself and actually change how I’m living?” . . . I’ve come to believe that creativity is the mechanism that allows learning to seep into our being and become practice.

Left sleeve contains a small printed heart because we believe it's badass to "Wear your heart on your sleeve™"

Baby rib cotton stretchable collar

Reinforced shoulder construction

Double-needle bottom hem

The inspiration for this shirt comes from Brené’s book, Daring Greatly.

Here’s the full quote:

The phrase Daring Greatly is from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." –Theodore Roosevelt

If we’re going to make true belonging a daily practice in our lives, we’re going to need a strong back and a soft front. We’ll need both courage and vulnerability as we abandon the certainty and safety of our ideological bunkers and head off into the wilderness.

True belonging is, however, more than strong back and soft front. Once we’ve found the courage to stand alone, to say what we believe and do what we feel is right despite the criticism and fear, we may leave the wilderness, but the wild has marked our hearts. That doesn’t mean the wilderness is no longer difficult, it means that once we’ve braved it on our own, we will be painfully aware of our choices moving forward. We can spend our entire life betraying ourself and stood up for ourself and our beliefs, the bar is higher. A wild heart fights fitting in and grieves betrayal.

Rising Strong Long-Sleeve Tee

100% of profits from the sale of our Rising Strong collection goes to hurricane relief.

Limited edition Rising Strong shirts do not contain a printed heart on the left sleeve

Comfort Colors Unisex in Washed Denim

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The inspiration for this shirt comes from Brené’s book, Rising Strong.

Here’s the full quote:

There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics and fearmongers than those of us who are willing to fall because we have learned how to rise. With skinned knees and bruised hearts; We choose owning our stories of struggle, over hiding, over hustling, over pretending. When we deny our stories, they define us. When we run from struggle, we are never free. So we turn toward truth and look it in the eye. We will not be characters in our stories. Not villains, not victims, not even heroes. We are the authors of our lives. We write our own daring endings. We craft love from heartbreak, compassion from shame, grace from disappointment, courage from failure. Showing up is our power. Story is our way home. Truth is our song. We are the brave and brokenhearted. We are rising strong.

Rising Strong Tee

100% of profits from the sale of our Rising Strong collection goes to hurricane relief.

Limited edition Rising Strong shirts do not contain a printed heart on the left sleeve

American Apparel Unisex in Tri-Indigo

50% polyester/25% cotton/25% rayon

Reinforced shoulder construction

Retains shape and elasticity

Great comfort and durability

The inspiration for this shirt comes from Brené’s book, Rising Strong.

Here’s the full quote:

There is no greater threat to the critics and cynics and fearmongers than those of us who are willing to fall because we have learned how to rise. With skinned knees and bruised hearts; We choose owning our stories of struggle, over hiding, over hustling, over pretending. When we deny our stories, they define us. When we run from struggle, we are never free. So we turn toward truth and look it in the eye. We will not be characters in our stories. Not villains, not victims, not even heroes. We are the authors of our lives. We write our own daring endings. We craft love from heartbreak, compassion from shame, grace from disappointment, courage from failure. Showing up is our power. Story is our way home. Truth is our song. We are the brave and brokenhearted. We are rising strong.

If we’re going to make true belonging a daily practice in our lives, we’re going to need a strong back and a soft front. We’ll need both courage and vulnerability as we abandon the certainty and safety of our ideological bunkers and head off into the wilderness.

True belonging is, however, more than strong back and soft front. Once we’ve found the courage to stand alone, to say what we believe and do what we feel is right despite the criticism and fear, we may leave the wilderness, but the wild has marked our hearts. That doesn’t mean the wilderness is no longer difficult, it means that once we’ve braved it on our own, we will be painfully aware of our choices moving forward. We can spend our entire life betraying ourself and stood up for ourself and our beliefs, the bar is higher. A wild heart fights fitting in and grieves betrayal.

The root of the wordcourageiscor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the wordcouragehad a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we’ve lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage. Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting ourvulnerabilityon the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.

Courage Lion Letterpress Print by DesignHaus

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The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we’ve lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage. Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.

Love Elephant Letterpress Print by DesignHaus

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I define wholehearted living as engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough. It's going to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am brave and worthy of love and belonging.

Stay In Your Own Lane Letterpress Print by DesignHaus

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Another one of shame’s sidekicks is comparison. I have a picture over my desk of the pool where I swim to keep my comparison in check. Under the picture I wrote, “Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.” For me, swimming is the trifecta of health—meditation, therapy, and exercise—but only when I stay in my own lane, focused on my breathing and my stroke. Problems begin when I happen to sync up with the swimmer next to me and we push off the wall at the same time, because I always start comparing and competing. A couple months ago, I did it to the point where I almost reinjured my rotator cuff. Believe me, comparison sucks the creativity and joy right out of life.

Our Wild Hearts Letterpress Print by DesignHaus

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Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission. Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you.

Braving the Wilderness Signed Book

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Braving the Wilderness, Brené’s 4th #1 New York Times bestseller, explores four practices of true belonging that challenge traditional myths of “fitting in” and redefine what it means to belong in an era of increasing political divisiveness.

Rising Strong Signed Book

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If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall. Rising Strong digs into the pain behind failure and offers strategies for how we can learn to rise strong from these experiences and rewrite the endings to our own stories.

Daring Greatly Signed Book

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Drawing from some of the ideas outlined in Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “The Man in the Arena,” this book explores the relationship between vulnerability and courage, and how showing up and letting ourselves be seen adds meaning and purpose to our lives.

The Gifts of Imperfection Signed Book

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In Brené’s groundbreaking bestseller The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené outlines her philosophy of Wholehearted living. In signature Brené storytelling style, this book offers 10 guideposts for cultivating courage, compassion and connection, and living and loving with our whole hearts.

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Man in the Arena Quote Charcoal by Sugarboo & Co.

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This wall art piece is produced by Sugarboo & Co in Roswell, Georgia, and is exclusive to The Marble Jar collection based on Brené’s work. Each piece of art is handmade once the order is processed and can vary slightly in size and color.

Each piece takes 6-8 weeks to create and ship.

Theodore Roosevelt Quote in a 3” deep reclaimed wood frame.

Art piece is printed on reclaimed, distressed wood.

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Due to the handcrafted nature of the art, dimensions may vary up to 1".

The phraseDaring Greatlyis from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while DARING GREATLY..." –Theodore Roosevelt

Man in the Arena Quote Cream by Sugarboo & Co.

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NOTE: Delivery on all Sugarboo & Co. wall art is 6-8 weeks.

This wall art piece is produced by Sugarboo & Co in Roswell, Georgia, and is exclusive to The Marble Jar collection based on Brené’s work. Each piece of art is handmade once the order is processed and can vary slightly in size and color.

Each piece takes 6-8 weeks to create and ship.

Theodore Roosevelt Quote in a 3” deep reclaimed wood frame.

Art piece is printed on reclaimed, distressed wood.

Hanging hardware not included.

Due to the handcrafted nature of the art, dimensions may vary up to 1".

The phraseDaring Greatlyis from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while DARING GREATLY..." –Theodore Roosevelt

Man in the Arena Quote White by Sugarboo & Co.

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NOTE: Delivery on all Sugarboo & Co. wall art is 6-8 weeks.

This wall art piece is produced by Sugarboo & Co in Roswell, Georgia, and is exclusive to The Marble Jar collection based on Brené’s work. Each piece of art is handmade once the order is processed and can vary slightly in size and color.

Each piece takes 6-8 weeks to create andship.

Theodore Roosevelt Quote in a 3” deep reclaimed wood frame.

Art piece is printed on reclaimed, distressed wood.

Hanging hardware not included.

Due to the handcrafted nature of the art, dimensions may vary up to 1".

The phraseDaring Greatlyis from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in the Arena,” was delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. This is the passage that made the speech famous:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while DARING GREATLY..." –Theodore Roosevelt

My Story. My Ending. by Sugarboo & Co.

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NOTE: Delivery on all Sugarboo & Co. wall art is 6-8 weeks.

This wall art piece is produced by Sugarboo & Co in Roswell, Georgia, and is exclusive to The Marble Jar collection based on Brené’s work. Each piece of art is handmade once the order is processed and can vary slightly in size and color.

Each piece takes 6-8 weeks to create and ship.

This piece is gallery wrapped over a 1.75" deep wood frame.

Art piece is printed on reclaimed, distressed wood.

Hanging hardware not included.

Due to the handcrafted nature of the art, dimensions may vary up to 1".

The opposite of recognizing that we’re feeling something is denying our emotions. The opposite of being curious is disengaging. When we deny our stories and disengage from tough emotions, they don’t go away; instead, they own us, they define us. Our job is not to deny the story, but to defy the ending -- to rise strong, recognize our story, and rumble with the truth until we get to a place where we think, Yes. This is what happened. This is my truth. And I will choose how this story ends.

Show Up. Be Seen. Live Brave. by Sugarboo & Co.

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NOTE: Delivery on all Sugarboo & Co. wall art is 6-8 weeks.

This wall art piece is produced by Sugarboo & Co. in Roswell, Georgia, and is exclusive to The Marble Jar collection based on Brené’s work. Each piece of art is handmade once the order is processed and can vary slightly in size and color.

Each piece takes 6-8 weeks to create and ship.

This piece is gallery wrapped over a 1.75" deep wood frame.

Art piece is printed on reclaimed, distressed wood.

Hanging hardware not included.

Due to the handcrafted nature of the art, dimensions may vary up to 1".

Take a closer look to see the artist's intended pre-work and sketches faintly blended into the background.

You belong here. by Sugarboo & Co.

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NOTE: Delivery on all Sugarboo & Co. wall art is 6-8 weeks.

This wall art piece is produced by Sugarboo & Co. in Roswell, Georgia, and is exclusive to The Marble Jar collection based on Brené’s work. Each piece of art is handmade once the order is processed and can vary slightly in size and color.

Each piece takes 6-8 weeks to create before it is ready to ship.

Love letter engraved into wood. You belong here.

Hanging hardware not included.

Dimensions: 20" x 7" x 1.75"

Due to the handcrafted nature of the art, dimensions may vary up to 1".

Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission. Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you.